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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Schwartz in Chapter 9, what two actions will one have to perform when health is declining?

2. According to Schwartz, instead of doing what we are capable of doing, what do humans do?

3. Whom does Schwartz meet who influences him to get into meditation?

4. Schwartz explains that one can change who they are despite what new occurrence in one's life?

5. Schwartz suggests that one should set aside time to spend with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Morrie discusses Martin Buber. Who is Buber, and what significance does he have to Morrie?

2. In Chapter 8, Morrie discusses newly found freedom of being whom you want to be. Explain this freedom and why it suddenly occurs.

3. In Chapter 8, Morrie explains that privacy is a major issue to one in declining health. Explain why privacy is so important.

4. In Chapter 9, Morrie explains that retaining a sense of control is necessary for one in declining health. Explain the sense of control Morrie discusses.

5. In Chapter 7, Morrie begins to discuss how one in declining health should act when relating to others. Explain Morrie's views on listening to others, when making new acquaintances

6. In Chapter 10, Morrie explains that it is extremely important for the sufferer to develop a connection with a higher power. Explain the importance behind the development of this connection with a higher power.

7. In Chapter 10, Morrie encourages his reader to discover what is divine. What event made Morrie find what he thought was divine? How did his views on life change?

8. In Chapter 8, Morrie stresses the importance of having time alone. Explain why alone time is so important to someone who is ill.

9. In Chapter 9, Morrie stresses the importance of detachment from the disease. Explain why this detachment is so important to Morrie. What personally helps Morrie form this sense of detachment?

10. In Chapter 7, Morrie discusses relationships and making new friends. Describe how Morrie's social group of friends transformed after he was diagnosed with his illness.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Schwartz incorporates the philosophies of Martin Buber into to his book. Discuss the philosophies of Buber. Also, explain why Schwartz felt Buber's philosophies helped describe the idea that one in declining health needs to be kind to one's self.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 5, the subject of reviewing and learning from the past is presented. Morrie explains that one should be able to reminisce about the past, but one must struggle not to live in the past. Explain in detail how Morrie describes the method of living an intricate balance between simply reminiscing and completely living in the past.

Essay Topic 3

Overcoming adversity is a major theme developed throughout the book. Explain the theme of overcoming adversity. Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

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